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Chris Kyle ‘American Sniper’ Statue Coming Soon To Texas…

Monday February 2 Is Now Chris Kyle Day In The State Of Texas..PLEASE, Wherever You Live Fly The American Flag To Honor His Memory And Service . Our President Has NOT Said One Word About Chris’s Accomplishments And His Dedication. Because He Turned His Back On Chris It Would Be Nice If Everyone Would Use This Email Address! To Ask Obama WHY Did He Turn His Back On One Of The Most Highly Decorated Iraq War Veteran.

If Obama Would Like To Make Up For His Silence He Could First Apologize To His Wife And Children And Then Make February 2nd. The NATIONAL Chris Kyle Day!…..You May Also Wasnt To Add This To Your Email To The President, I Did!

Its only a matter of time until the Far Left Liberal DIMocrats cry for the removal of this statue….

Members of a foundation building a memorial statue of slain Navy sniper Chris Kyle say they expect to finish the project in time for a May unveiling at the Veteran Affairs clinic off Highway 191.

In recent weeks, a crew laid three massive pieces of limestone at the site, weighing a total of more than 40,000 pounds, which will form the foundation for the statue of Kyle, an Odessa native.

The stone came from a Garden City quarry, and Dale Meyer Trucking Company transported and set the stone for free, said Dick Gillham, one of the organizers of the project with the Odessa Community Foundation, which is a subsidiary of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce.

“It’s right there waiting for the statue,” Gillham said.

For now, members of the Odessa Community Foundation have declined to reveal the final look of the statue before the unveiling. But members have approved a miniaturized mock-up of the statue, with only minor details to be finalized, said Kirk Edwards, the CEO of Latigo Petroleum and another organizer of the project.

The sculptor tasked with crafting the 9-foot-tall statue of Kyle is Wyoming-based Vic Payne. His wife, Angie Payne, said in an interview that her husband uses a process known as lost-wax casting, which dates to Biblical times, to duplicate the bronze sculpture from his original. Angie Payne said the mold should be ready to go to a foundry “hopefully within the month.”

After the bronze is poured, cooled and spruced up, Payne will ship it to Odessa by truck, and it will be hoisted onto the limestone foundation by crane.

“We’ve all seen the concept mockup and it is going to be really exciting I think for the West Texas community,” Edwards said.

In the meantime, Edwards said the group is still raising money for the project, having reached about $300,000 out of a $400,000 goal. Gillham said the bulk of the remaining money is needed for the plaza that will accompany the statue.